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## Index: Symbols & Numbers

### Symbols

0 (move cursor) command: 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
  3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line
& (ampersand)
  metacharacter: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
  to repeat last command: 6.3.4. More Substitution Tricks
<> (angle brackets)
  << (redirect/here document) operator: 7.4.2. Here Documents
  >> (redirect/append) operator: 5.3.3. Appending to a Saved File
  < > metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
  matching: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command
' (apostrophe)
  '' (move to mark) command: 3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command
    4.4. Marking Your Place
  marking lines (vile): 12.8.7. Visual Mode
  move to mark command: 4.4. Marking Your Place
* (asterisk) metacharacter: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
  [*, ]* (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
@ (at sign)
  @ option (vile): 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
    12.4. Initialization
  @ metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
@-functions: 7.3.10. @-Functions
` (backquote)
  `` (move to mark) command: 3.4.1. The G (Go To) Command
    4.4. Marking Your Place
  marking characters (vile): 12.8.7. Visual Mode
  move to mark command: 4.4. Marking Your Place
\ (backslash) metacharacter: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
  6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
  1, 2, ... metacharacters: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  < > metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
  @ metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  b metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  {...} metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  d, D metacharacters: 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  e metacharacter: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  = metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  f, F metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  i, I metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  k, K metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  n metacharacter: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  p, P metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  (...) metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  + metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  ? metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  r metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  s, S metacharacters: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  t metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  u and l metacharacters: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
  | metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  w, W metacharacters: 12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
{} (braces)
  {...} metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  { (move cursor) command: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks
  } (move cursor) command: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks
  [{, ]} (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  finding and matching: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command
  metacharacters: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
    9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
[] (brackets)
  [*, ]* (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  [}, ]} (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  [[, ]] (move cursor) commands: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks
  [: :] metacharacters: 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
  [d, ]d (file search) commands (vim): 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
  [. .] metacharacters: 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
  [= =] metacharacters: 6.3.2. POSIX Bracket Expressions
  [^I, ]^I (file search) commands (vim): 11.10.2.2. Include file searching
  [(, ]) (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  [#, ]# (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  [/, ]/ (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
^ (caret)
  cursor movement command: 3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line
  metacharacter: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
  representing CTRL key: 0.. Keystrokes
    0.. Keystrokes
    (see also CTRL- commands)
  within [] metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
: (colon)
  :! for UNIX commands in ex: 7.2. Executing UNIX Commands
  for ex commands in vi: 1. The vi Text Editor
    5.1. ex Commands
  line editing mode: 1.1.2. Problems Opening Files
, (comma)
  for line ranges (ex): 5.1. ex Commands
    5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines
  repeat search command: 3.3.2. Current Line Searches
$ (dollar sign)
  cursor movement command: 2.2.3. Movement Within a Line
    3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line
  for last file line (ex): 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols
  marking end of change region: 2.3.3. Changing Text
  metacharacter: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
. (dot)
  current line symbol (ex): 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols
  metacharacter: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
  repeat command: 2.3.8.1. Repeat
    6.1. Confirming Substitutions
  undo/redo (nvi): 9.8.3. Infinite Undo
= (equal sign)
  = metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  := (identify line) command (ex): 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines
! (exclamation point)
  ex commands starting with: 1.2.1. Problems Saving Files
  mapping keys for insert mode: 7.3.6. Mapping Keys for Insert Mode
  overriding save warnings: 5.3. Saving and Exiting Files
  for UNIX commands: 7.2. Executing UNIX Commands
    7.2.1.2. Filtering text with vi
- (hyphen)
  move cursor command: 2.2.1. Single Movements
    3.1.5. Movement by Line
  for previous file lines (ex): 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols
( ) (parentheses)
  (...) metacharacters: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  [(, ]) (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  finding and removing: 7.3.5. More Examples of Mapping Keys
  as grouping metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
    9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  matching: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command
  ( (move cursor) command: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks
  ) (move cursor) command: 3.2. Movement by Text Blocks
% (percent sign)
  for current filename: 5.5.3. Calling in New Files
  every line symbol (ex): 6. Global Replacement
  matching brackets: 7.5.2. A Special Search Command
  representing every line (ex): 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols
  vim extended matching command: 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
+ (plus sign)
  + metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
    9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  move cursor command: 2.2.1. Single Movements
    3.1.5. Movement by Line
    3.1.5. Movement by Line
  for next file lines (ex): 5.2.3. Line Addressing Symbols
  running commands when starting vi: 4.2.1. Advancing to a Specific Place
# (pound sign)
  for alternate filename: 5.5.3. Calling in New Files
  [#, ]# (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  show line numbers command: 5.2.2. Defining a Range of Lines
? (question mark)
  ? metacharacter: 10.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
    9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  search command: 1. The vi Text Editor
    3.3. Movement by Searches
-? option (elvis): 10.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
-? option (vile): 12.2. Important Command-Line Arguments
XXX_DQUOTE (yank from buffer) command: 4.3.1. Recovering Deletions
  4.3.2. Yanking to Named Buffers
"VI Powered" logo::VI Powered logo: E.1.3. VI Powered!
; (semicolon)
  for line ranges (ex): 5.2.5. Redefining the Current Line Position
  repeat search command: 3.3.2. Current Line Searches
/ (slash)
  [/, ]/ (matching) commands (vim): 11.10.2.3. Cursor motion commands for programming
  pathname separator: 1.1.1. Opening a File
  referring to marks (vile): 12.8.7. Visual Mode
  search command: 1. The vi Text Editor
    3.3. Movement by Searches
    opening files at specific place: 4.2.1. Advancing to a Specific Place
~ (tilde)
  along left screen margin: 1.1.1. Opening a File
  case conversion command: 2.3.4. Changing Case
  :~ (substitute using last search pattern) command (ex): 6.3.4. More Substitution Tricks
  as last replacement text: 6.3.1. Metacharacters Used in Search Patterns
  metacharacter: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
    11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
| (vertical bar)
  alternation metacharacter: 8.4. Extended Regular Expressions
    9.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  | metacharacter: 11.7. Extended Regular Expressions
    12.7. Extended Regular Expressions
  for combining ex commands: 5.2.7. Combining ex Commands
  cursor movement command: 3.1.5.1. Movement on the current line

### Numbers

1, 2, ... metacharacters: 6.3.3. Metacharacters Used in Replacement Strings
  11.7. Extended Regular Expressions

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